jmmbell1987

CapSea wrote:Not everything has to have a specific meaning, champ. Sometimes things just are what they are, and it's up to you to decide if you like it and what you like about it.

I'm actually fairly certain that this shirt is a classic bildungsroman, conveying the hopelessness of the suburban life juxtiposed next to the carefree but empty existence of a modern hedonistic Sodom and Gomorrah. The whispers of daily life penetrate our minds, but in the end, while we wish to soar with the technicolor birds, we end up retiring to our basement flowers.

CapSea

jmmbell1987 wrote:I'm actually fairly certain that this shirt is a classic bildungsroman, conveying the hopelessness of the suburban life juxtiposed next to the carefree but empty existence of a modern hedonistic Sodom and Gomorrah. The whispers of daily life penetrate our minds, but in the end, while we wish to soar with the technicolor birds, we end up retiring to our basement flowers.

Or something like that.

Interesting. At first glance I felt an aura of profligate melancholy, mirroring the lonely flamingo during its fall from grace. But after further inspection I realized that this image is nothing more than an illustrative interpretation of two iconic melodies: Informer by Snow and Suga Suga by Baby Bash. Note the similarities:

Shirt: Streams of color flow down from the hands of a rainbow creator, flowing onward against the soft canvas.

goldenthorn

CapSea wrote:Interesting. At first glance I felt an aura of hedonistic melancholy, mirroring the lonely flamingo during its fall from grace. But after further inspection I realized that this image is nothing more than an illustrative interpretation of two iconic melodies: Informer by Snow and Suga Suga by Baby Bash. Note the similarities:

Shirt: Streams of color flow down from the hands of a rainbow creator, flowing onward against the soft canvas.

chumpmagic

The design is open to interpretation. There is art that is like a novel, and then there is art that is like poetry where two people reading the same thing can come to different conclusions.

Don't be afraid to use your power of imagination (which is something this piece portrays), and don't be afraid to make assumptions because in this case, there are no wrong answers.

The artists may have a personal message here. They may not. Regardless, there is plenty to walk away with from this piece. Personal, for me, this represents an attempt to salvage a child's mind, when everything is a new experience and joyful. A beautiful moment in our lives that we can never return to... sadface

chumpmagic

tjost wrote:Okay I'm gonna throw my hat into the ring and try to guess where Boots begins and Edgar ends. A little iffy about the rainbow on top but I think this is close. What do you guys think?

I'd agree but the pillow seems very Edgar-esque and the books seem a little bootsy too me (at least the line work), but they could have made an effort to adapt each others styles. Or they could have just exchange a bit to balance it out a tad.

edgarrmcherly

when Jessie (bootsboots) told me she was interested in working on a shirt together, I thought she was only trying to get back some of the vhs tapes I borrowed from her a few months ago.
As for who did what with the design, we split the work pretty evenly: bootsboots came up with the idea and did all the outlines and coloring. I chose the yellow background.
Thanks everyone!

jmmbell1987

edgarrmcherly wrote:when Jessie (bootsboots) told me she was interested in working on a shirt together, I thought she was only trying to get back some of the vhs tapes I borrowed from her a few months ago.
As for who did what with the design, we split the work pretty evenly: bootsboots came up with the idea and did all the outlines and coloring. I chose the yellow background.
Thanks everyone!

It's our good fortune that you made that yellow background shirt-shaped. If this ends up being a flat canvas that is just shaped like a shirt, I will still wear the hell out of it.

jmmbell1987

Although, my distaste for "lemon" colored shirts is about the same as my distaste for cream colored shirts.

Both, however, make delicious fillings for cakes.

And, in all seriousness, I don't usually care for lemon tees. However, with this one, no other color would really suffice. Hot pink, maybe. I would never wear a plain yellow tee, but I plan on rocking this one early and often.

jmmbell1987

drunkenalien wrote:Im just not seeing the awesomeness of this shirt that everyone speaks of. wild and crazy, yes. Awesomeness is debateable.

Hey, you know, diff'rent strokes. Not everything is awesome to everyone, and that's okay. I do think the sheer excess of this shirt's wild craziness, its unbridled creativity and hat-to-the-wind bombast, can be appreciated by anyone, even if not everyone finds it wearable. Anyone with a taste for that, however, will probably find this shirt to be awesome.

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